Bicycle Primer 



BY 

JOHN R. HEARD. 



ILLUSTRATED BY 

CHARLES MYRON CLARKE. 
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Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some 
to be chewed and digested." — Bacon. 



BOSTON, MASS,: 
PRESS OF DELAND & BARTA, 
No. loi Milk Street (cor. Pearl), 
1881. 



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"Every unintelligible book should have a preface to 
explain its purport and meaning," — De Bouze. 

THEREFORE THIS 

PREFACE. 

This volume was written by the author for 
the purpose of having it printed ; the printer 
printed it for the publisher to sell ; and the 
publisher sells it as often as he can find a 
purchaser credulous enough to believe it is 
worth the price. 



The attempt, and not the deed, confounds us." 




" A rolling stone gathers no moss." 




"He that is down needs fear no fall." 




"True as the needle to the pole, 
Or as the dial to the sun." 




" Oh, for a forty-parson power ! *' 




" I care not for my spirits if my legs were not weary." 




"It never rains but it pours.*' 




" Twinkle, twinkle, little star." 




" Righteous indignation is not wrath." 




" He*s a darling, he's a daisy." 




" The fashion wears out more apparel than the man." 




" My breeches, O, my breeches ! " 




" Multum in parvo." 




"Obstructions never come singly.** 





QIs the Question, — 
To Boston, how far? 




RIs the Race 
I had with a car. 



" That it should come to this ! " 





WThe Wind 
That stops a strong treader. 



" Wonderful, and yet again, most wonderful ! " 





For the Youngster, 



Who cries, Ring your bell. 




THE "^OLUMBIAS " are carefully finished in every 
particular, and are confidently guaranteed as the best 
value for the money attained in a bicycle. Send three- 
cent stamp for catalogue with price-lists and full informa- 
tion. 



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No. 597 WASHINGTON STREET, 
BOSTON, MASS. 



